Between Love and Hate

Chapter 4: Harry and Liam

Harry

"So do you think we’ll be put together in a room?", Mackenzie asked me as she sat down next to me on the bus. We were sat on the five seats in the back of the bus, our usual place.

"I sure hope so.", I responded giving her a kiss. She smiled at me, making my stomach flutter, before she took out her phone to text someone. Her head rested against my shoulder as she typed a message to Leslie.

To: Lez

Sent at: 03:23pm

Where r u b***h?? :>

She then put her phone in her purse, before looking up at me. I smiled down at her. She intertwined our fingers and told me that she loved me. The butterflies in my stomach grew as I said them back, meaning them.

"KENZIE!"

We looked up, to see Leslie entering the bus, with Liam and Jason behind her. I saw Liam checking out her ass as she walked hand-in-hand with Jase. What was going on there? I raised an eyebrow as they got closer. Leslie greeted Mackenzie with two kisses on the cheek, and the boys greeted me with a hand shake. Jase and Leslie sat down on the two seats in front of us, on the right. Liam sat down next to me, before pulling his phone out, in deep thought.

I then eyed Mackenzie’s short dress and her naked knees. I placed my palm on one knee, making her shiver. I smiled and whispered into her ear:

"I really hope we’ll be put in a room together love.”

"Me too.", she whispered back.

"Heyoooo lads!"

We looked up again, to see Louis, Lindsay, Taylor, Kurt and Debbie walking towards us. After a fiest of greetings, kisses, hand shakes and laughters, they all sat down: Louis next to Liam, Debbie next to Lindsay in front of us, on the left, and Kurt with Taylor in front of Jase and Leslie. The seats on their left were still empty.

"Who’s missing?", I asked Louis, who had his arm on Lindsay’s headrest, and was flirting with her.

"Niall and Zayn.", he responded, not looking at me. "Oh!"

He turned to face me again, obviously remembering something he wanted to tell me. I rose my eyebrows in anticipation, waiting.

"So I banged this bird yesterday…Kelly…something-"

"Kelly Henderson?", Mackenzie asked.

"Yeah! That one! And she had massive, and I mean, MASSIVE t**s, but when I was about to enter her, she started squirting her juice all over the place, and I was like, whoa, I didn’t even get it up, you know what I mean?", he said gesturing with his hands.

All of us were laughing by now.

"And after she finally gave me head-"

"There’s Zayn.", Mackenzie said flickering her eyes from Louis to the corridor. Zayn just stepped in the bus, with Niall on his heels. On Niall’s arm, there was a girl with blonde hair and a nice chest. Zayn came and sat down next to Louis, at the window, after saluting us, followed by Niall and his bird, who sat down on the seat across from Taylor. Niall came to shake hands with us. Judging by his eyes, he smoked something yesterday night. I gave him the ‘Did-you-bring-the-stuff’ look, and he nodded, before saying ‘hello’ and ‘hi’ to everyone. Then he went to his chick and sat down next to her, before pulling her chin towards his lips and starting a full snog session.

"That’s Kelly!", Louis whispered to us, pointing to Niall’s girl.

"No way!", Jase laughed and I threw my head back, because it was too hilarious.

"You’ve GOT to be KIDDING me.", Mackenzie mumbled, getting her head up from my shoulder. I followed her gaze, and my smile fell instantly when I saw Jackie Vega enter the bus. Behind her followed that red headed girl…Ryan? Ryland? I gave Dylan a nod, and he raised his palm. They sat down in the middle, four rows from us. Jackie sat next to her friend, and Dylan sat down next to a guy who seemed a geek.

"What the f**k is she doing here?", Mackenzie hissed. "This isn’t her scene."

"What a cow.", Leslie agreed.

The last one’s on the bus were a blond guy who I recognized at Lindsay’s (step)brother and…Kelsey? As in…Mackenzie’s sister? Mackenzie’s face frowned when she spotted her sister, who sat down next to Josh, in front of Jackie.

"Who’s that bloke?", she asked pointing to Josh.

"That’s Josh Vega."

"The cow’s sister?"

I nodded, laughing at her insult.

"I’m going over there, for f**k’s sake."

She got up, and I followed her. My hands found the pocket of my black jeans as I watched Mackenzie’s naked legs. My eyes caught Jackie’s as we came to a halt. Mackenzie put her hand on her hip, taking her b***h position. I smirked to myself, because her feistyness turned me on. I sat down on the seat across from Kelsey, pushing a freshman into another freshman.

"Move.", I muttered, sitting on the edge. They gave me more space, so my arse would have a solid ground to rest on.

"Hey sis.", Mackenzie said to Kelsey, who rolled her eyes.

"Hey Mackenzie.", she sighed.

"You didn’t tell me you had a boyfriend.", she continued, patting her Jimmy Choo heels on the floor impatiently.

"Josh isn’t my boyfriend. And why would you care?"

As they continued talking, my eyes fell on Jackie’s legs. She looked at me, before pulling them to her, out of my sight. I looked up at her, before rolling my eyes and shaking my head.

"-and you’re not the one to talk! You shag your boyfriend everyday in our house, and I never say anything about the sounds you make!", Kelsey snapped. I laughed and took Mackenzie by the waist, pulling her on my lap. Her hands rested on top of mine, and I kissed her cheek.

"Calm down baby.", I said into her ear, and I felt her relaxing into my touch.

"Everyone please take your seats, we are leaving."

Mackenzie sat up and took my hand, before we walked back to our friends. I gave Jackie’s legs one last look, full of hatred. We sat back down, and the bus began to move. As the conversation carried on, voices filling the bus, I noticed Mackenzie looking out the window. I slung an arm around her shoulder and brought her cheek to my chest.

"What’s wrong baby?", I asked smelling her hair.

"Did you just smell my hair?", she laughed.

I shrugged.

"I don’t know Harry…it’s just that…I don’t want my sister to hang out with that Josh guy…"

"He’s actually fun.", I said. "Jackie’s a retarded dumbfuck, but Josh is quite nice."

"You think so?"

I nodded, kissing her hair, leaving my lips on the top of her head.

"You’re creepy.", she giggled putting a hand on my knee, the one that was touching hers.

"You’re weird.", I replied.

"You’re tall."

"You’re short."

"You’re sexy."

"You’re beautiful."

She looked up at me, smiling.

"I love you.", I said.

"I love you too."

She pecked my lips, but I continued the kiss, sticking my tongue in her mouth. We started kissing passionately, and I cupped her face with my left hand. I lifted her up, before sliding into her seat and putting her on my lap, resting her back against the window as we continued the kiss.

We kissed for a couple of minutes, and I loved the fact that we were so close.

"We’re stopping at a gas station for those who want to pee or buy something. We have one hour left until we arrive in Manchester.", Coach Duff announced, making Mackenzie and I break apart. "Styles, you should probably go to the bathroom too, since you clearly got an issue in your pants."

Everyone turned at me and I smirked, kissing Mackenzie’s cheek.

"Come on everyone! Chop chop!", Coach Melrose yelled clapping her hands. There was a chaos at the two doors, but I got out safely. My hand searched for Mackenzie’s, and it found it. Our fingers linked as we walked beside the rest of our group. Leslie was talking to Mackenzie, I was chatting to Louis about Kelly in bed, Zayn, Niall, Taylor and Kurt were talking about an upcoming party next weekend, while Lindsay, Jase, Debbie and Liam were locked in a conversation about how stupid the principal was. All 120 students entered the gas station. I went to pee, and as I was on my way back from the loo, I bumped into someone.

"Watch- Vega.", I sighed.

"Uh…I’m so sorry…shit…sorry…"

I looked down at her, before pushing her in a wall.

"Fat cow."

She watched me as I flicked her the middle finger. I made my way back into the store, where I found Louis and Zayn looking at some condoms.

"Sup lads.", I greeted pushing my hands in the pockets of my zipped hoodie.

"Seriously? Don’t they have Magnum?", Louis asked laughing, as he took a Durex package of 5 in hand.

"Come on mate, not even I am THAT big.", I told him examining some flavoured condoms. I felt some arms hugging my torso from behind, and a head resting on my back. I smelled her Chanel perfume and smiled, showing her the three packages of condoms.

"Which flavour baby?"

"All of them."

I grinned and put them on the table, before handing the cashier the money. Mackenzie took the packages out of my hand, and put them in her jacket.

"Give them to me. You’re going to forget them there.”, I said sticking my hand out as we walked out of the store.

"I’m not going to forget, Harry."

"Wanna bet on it?"

She rolled her eyes and smiled, intertwining our fingers.

"Ahhh I see you returned Mr. Styles. No condoms?", Coach Duff teased, patting my back and I laughed, stepping into the bus after Mackenzie, who winked at him. I pinched her butt and she squeaked, jumping.

My eyes caught Jackie’s again, but this time they were watery. She snapped her gaze away from me and I continued to follow Mackenzie to our seats.

—-

"We just arrived in Manchester kids! Everyone please calm down and get in line to claim your baggage. Then, we’ll all enter the pension QUIETLY and we’ll announce the room order. I don’t want to hear complains or anything of that sort. Copied?"

"Yeeeeees.", everyone responded.

We got out of the bus and into a bug line for our suitcases. I tapped my foot against the pavement, waiting in line. I saw Liam a few feet away from me, rubbing his chin and looking down. I raised a brow.

"What’s up with you?", I asked him.

His head snapped up at me.

"Nothing bro. S’all fine."

"Okay then.", I shrugged.

He fake smiled and we finally got to our suitcases. After I took my bag, I stood on my tip toes, looking for a mop of blonde hair. I spotted it by the entrance, and a smile spread across my face.

"Yeah…sorry…excuse me…coming through…MOVE BITCHES!", I spat pushing people around, who were a f*****g waste of space.

When I got behind her as she entered the building, I put my hands over her eyes.

"Harry…", she sighed trying to sound unamused as she turned around. I gave her the widest, teeth-showing smile I could do. She laughed and all 120 of us gathered in the lobby. Coach Duff climbed on a chair and blew his whistle. Then silence settled.

"Okay!!! Here we go with the rooming order! I just wanted to let you know, that the girls will we staying on the fourth floor, the boys on the third floor, the teachers on the second, and the first floor is for the other people that stay here. I beg you, PLEASE, don’t be loud. We’re staying here two nights, so just SHUT your pieholes Mr. Tomlinson!!!"

Louis’ laugh was heard and I smirked.

"Now on with the list…we have Rhya Darling and…Leslie Walsh in room 91."

The red headed girl made her way to coach Duff, followed by a puffing Leslie. Leslie took the key and rolled her eyes, before standing still next to the teachers.

"Next we have…uh…Debbie Roland and Taylor Sweeny in room 92. I might say, that we didn’t pair you up in any order, this is how the computer mashed your names up. Anyway, Lindsay Vega and Kelly Henderson in room 93."

There was a moment of silence until the groups went to get the keys.”

"Now…Harry Styles…", I arched my back when a few female pair of eyes were settled on me. Mackenzie squeezed my hand. "And Niall Horan in room 61."

Shit. I wasn’t in the same room as Mackenzie, but at least I was rooming with Niall. I took the key out of Duff’s hand and smiled when Niall joined me. I felt all eyes on me.

"Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson in room 62."

Aaaaaalriiiight!

They came towards and we high-fived.

"Jason Kimmel and Kurt Dallas in room 63…"

Too bad I wasn’t in room 69. I smiled to myself.

"Liam Payne and Dylan Paten in toom 64…"

Liam’s face was priceless. Since when did he have a problem with Dylan?

"Mackenzie Sandler and…"

I caught Mackenzie’s eyes and winked at her.

"…Jaqueline Vega in room 94."

My face dropped. Mackenzie’s face dropped. She made her way in front, before taking the key and coming to me.

"Great. I’m sharing a room with that freak."

She stood down on the steps that led up to the rooms, hugging her knees to her chest.

"This sucks alright…bitches."

I looked down at her.

"Calm down baby, I’ll figure something out okay?", I asked looking at her. She looked up at me and smiled.

Half hour later, everyone was paired up and we were asked to go and settle down in our rooms, then after an hour we’ll have dinner in the restaurant.

I dropped myself on the bed and watched the ceiling. Niall shuffled in the room and dropped his suitcases next to his bed.

"The bathroom’s small.", Niall stated entering the bathroom.

"As long as the bed is big enough…", I said laughing and he joined me too. While he settled himself in the bathroom, I turned my phone on and remembered that I had to text my mom when I got here. Eh, whatever. I didn’t bother contacting her, instead I sticked my earphones in the iPhone and turned Coldplay on. Niall came out of the bathroom and sat down on his bed, before pulling his backpack to himself and taking out a package of weed. I smiled and turned the music off. I watched him as he rolled the paper and gave me a fag.

"D’you have a lighter?", he asked putting his cigarette between his lips and hiding the drugs back in his backpack.

I nodded and rummaged through the pockets of my hoodie. Money…Mackenzie’s lipgloss (??) aaand…my lighter. I pulled it out and lighted my cigarette, before handing it to Niall. I took a drag out of mine and let the smoke out.

"So what’s up with that Kelly bird?", I asked looking at him.

"She’s a good shag…", he said slowly, already high, because this wasn’t (obviously) his first smoke today.

"That’s not what Louis told me…"

"Louis can go and f**k himself…if you ask me. I don’t know…is her name even Kelly?"

I nodded, taking another drag.

"You’re a bigger player than me, I swear."

"You’re with Kenzie bro."

"I know."

"And?"

"And what?"

"Did you cheat on her?"

I shook my head, releasing another smoke.

"You really love her huh?", he asked throwing his head back, exhaling the smoke he just dragged in his mouth.

"I do.", I answered honestly.

"So how’s Tommy?"

I raised a brow and shrugged, getting up. Tommy, my three and a half year old son, with Mrs. Fisher. I opened the window and leaned on my forearms against it, watching the parking lot.

"I don’t know…he’s with his grandma…I think it’s my turn to take care of him next weekend…", I mumbled finishing my fag and throwing it away, before turning around to face Niall, who was done too. There was a swift knock at the door.

"Fuck.", Niall said and I fastly went to the bathroom to get his colognes.

"One second!", I yelled as we sprayed all over the small room and our clothes. "Come in."

The door opened and Mackenzie came in, slamming the door behind her, making the opened window shake. Oh. By the look on her face, she was REALLY pissed.

"Hi Niall.", she greeted him.

"Hey Kenz."

He plopped himself on the bed and pulled his phone out. I turned my attention to Mackenzie, before I sat down on my bed and pinned my back to the wall. I opened my legs and patted the space between them. She sat down, leaning her back against my torso.

"What’s up baby?"

"I hate that Jackie girl."

I laughed. “What did she do?”

"So I was just unpacking my stuff, when she stepped on my Kate Spade heels-"

"The ones that I bought you for our two month anniversary?"

She nodded and I gasped, smiling. She continued.

"And I was like, oh no problem, so I was NICE to her, and she was muttered that it was just an accident, and that I should calm down. So I snapped, of course. And then she got scared and I said that she should watch her behaviour and she whispered that she was sorry, and I got mad again because she has a f*****g idiotic face and then when I went to the bathroom, she mumbled that makeup wasn’t helping me. She doesn’t know that I heard her, but I’m really pissed right now."

"I’m gonna talk to her if you want to baby-"

"I don’t want that. Just leave the cow be- wait. Did you two smoke weed?"

"Yes."

"Why didn’t you invite me? Arseholes…"

"Here.", I said taking her lipgloss out of my pocket and handing it to her. "I got you a present, for consolation."

She took it and looked at it, before turning her body to face me.

"I thought I lost it."

"What are you talking about? I just bought it…", I said smirking.

"I remember exactly that I put it there that one time when you gave me your hoodie-"

"I know baby, calm down."

She smiled and leaned in, lacing our lips together. I cupped her face and shifted down, so that she was on top of me, straddling my hips. My tongue slipped into her mouth as I tugged on her shirt.

"Why didn’t you leave that sexy dress on?"

She shrugged and took her shirt off, revealing her nice leopard print bra. I smirked, admiring her body as I took my hoodie and shirt off.

We had no problem with the fact that Niall was in the room, we were used to this. Sometimes we would f**k birds in the same room. Same went with all the guys, they were really cool about that stuff.

She lowered her lips to mine again and I smiled in the kiss, when she started rubbing her crotch against mine. I groaned into her mouth as she played with my belt. I felt my pants tighten when she sucked on my neck. Her hand slipped into my underwear and her fingers wrapped around my shaft. She started pumping up and down and I popped the button of her skinny jeans open. She wriggled out of my grasp and started placing wet kisses on my naked torso. Then, someone banged at the door, and it opened. Louis entered the room with Zayn and shut the door behind them.

"So you won’t believe what happened!", Louis exclaimed sitting down next to Niall. Zayn sat on the edge of my bed.

"By the way, nice boobs Kenzie."

"Watch it mate.", I warned sitting up and painfully zipping my pants up. She smiled and put her clothes back on, before sitting down next to me, leaning her head against my shoulder.

"Looks like you’ve got a big issue in your pants mate.", Louis winked eyeing my boner. "You’re really that good Kenzie?"

"Louis.", I warned again.

"So what happened?", Niall asked.

"Coach Duff and Mr. Schwarz found weed leftovers in the parking lot, and they want to see us in 10 minutes in the restaurant. They’re pretty pissed."

Fuck.

"Aw shit.", I breathed jumping from the bed and going to the window, looking down. There were a few teachers talking. s**t.

"They can’t prove it’s mine, right?", I asked turning to the room.

They shrugged. I stood there, thinking.

Suddenly, someone knocked at the door.

"Niall, Harry, dinner NOW.", Mrs. Melroses’ voice was heard from behind the door.

"Be right down!", Niall said.

"Play innocent. Nothing is going to happen.", Louis said patting my shoulder as we made our way out of my room.

"Anyone please sit down.", Coach Duff said standing with the other teachers on a small stage as the students sat at tables of five. I was sitting with the lads.

"So we found the head of a cigarette in the parking lot, more specifically weed, as some of you would call it. Now, I would like to know who the bloody hell smoked that.”

Silence.

"No one? Well good then. You’re on lockdown until someone comes up and confesses. I mean it, you’re going to be locked in your rooms for two days straight, each hallway will be supervised by a teacher. So…anyone would like to say something? No? Okay then. Eat our dinner, then I want you all in your rooms, it’s getting dark. Lights out by ten."

Groans, mumbles and protests were heard, but they got replaced by comfortable chatting.

Dinner flew by quickly.

"I see everyone is done…please return to your rooms and stay there. I’m not joking, you’re going to be stuck in there for two days if someone won’t come forward."

Liam

"I see everyone is done…please return to your rooms and stay there. I’m not joking, you’re going to be stuck in there for two days if someone won’t come forward."

I stood up from my table and said goodbye to the lads, before strolling to Dylan, who was talking to Rhya and Jackie.

"Yeah that sounds really horrible.", he joked and Rhya laughed.

My fists clenched for no reason and my jaw hardened. They saw me and Dylan smiled, but Rhya and Jackie were looking down.

"Let’s go mate, before coach Duff throws a hissy fit.", I said patting his shoulder.

"Yeah. Call you girls?", Dylan asked and they smiled, before turning away.

We walked to our room in silence. I sat down on my bed and watched him lock the door.

"So…what’s going on with you and Rhya?"

Dylan seemed suprised by my question.

"Uhm…nothing…yet. I like her a lot though."

I raised a brow, nodding atnhim to continue. He leaned against the doorframe.

"And she’s well…beautiful and smart, and very clever, and funny…"

I looked at the ground, thinking about what he was saying, and I couldn’t do but agree with him.

"But I think there’s a guy in her past that she just can’t get over."

My head snapped in his direction.

"What?"

"I mean, everytime I talk to her, she smiles and laughs, but then she sees someone behind me, and stops doing that, she just looks down. I think he’s going to our school."

"Uh…yeah…hm.", I said rasping my voice.

He smiled and went to the bathroom.

It was 11pm, and I couldn’t sleep. For f**k’s sake. I got up and scratched my naked torso. I looked over at Dylan, who was asleep. I slipped my feet into a pair of red converse to match my plaid sweatpants and red T-shirt. I unlocked the door and peaked outside.

I could see Mr. Duff at the end of the hallway, talking on the phone, next to the stairs. s**t. I got out of the room and pressed my back to the door as I closed it. My eyes spotted the light switcher. If I could only turn off the light on the hallway, I would have some time until he turned it back on to reach the stairs.

I bit my lip and ran my hand through my hair. Slowly, I tip toed to the switcher and turned it off.

"HEY!", Duff yelled and I heard him move. I ran to the stairs, climbing two at once. I pinned my back to the wall and looked around the corner. Mrs. Melrose was looking at her nails, leaning against the wall at the other end.

I swiftly knocked at the door right around the corner, number 91. I heard the door open and I rushed inside, closing it behind me.

"Liam?", Rhya asked me rubbing her eyes. She was wearing some plaid shorts, matching my sweatpants and a Harvard sweater. She looked adorable in the dim light of the poor table lamp.

"Rhya…", I sighed, taking a step closer to her. Our chests were touching, and I looked down at her frame. She was almost 10 inches smaller than me. She opened her mouth to say something, but we stopped when we heard a knock.

"Mrs. Darling, Mrs. Walsh, open up this second."

"s**t!", she whispered. "Quick, get in Leslie’s bed now!"

I looked around, not knowing which bed was Leslie’s. But then I saw the purple bunny which I gave her on her 14th birthday, the day before…well the day before I met the lads.

"Get in!", she hissed.

I nodded and got in Leslie’s empty bed, covering myself up to my head. The door opened and I peaked through a small crack to see what was going on. I saw Rhya (she was with her back at me) and Mrs. Melrose.

"I heard something. Is everthing okay?"

"Yeah Miss Melrose. Nothing’s going on."

I closed my eyes when I heard her sweet, gentle voice.

"I wanna talk to Leslie too, just to be sure."

"Uhm…she’s sleeping. She has some stomach problems, you know…cramps."

Something moved behind Miss Melrose and I squinted my eyes.

Harry?

He was there, tip toeing behind Melrose, in just his sweatpants.

Harry

My heart stopped when I saw coach Melrose just a few feet away from me. Slowly, I tip toed behind her and saw Rhya talking to her.

"Oh…okay then. Be quiet, people are sleeping."

Rhya saw me. I blinked and pushed down the doorknob to room 94, praying to god that it was open. It was. I stepped in and closed the door.

"Harry.", Mackenzie stated smiling. She and Jackie were in their beds, watching some kind of chickflick, that was just ending. I scrunched my nose when I caught Jackie’s eyes, who turned off the TV and slided under her covers. Now it was dark in the room, but my eyes got comfortable with the darkness, so I stepped towards Mackenzie’s bed.

"Baby.", I whispered pulling the blanket off her, and climbing over her, so I was with the back to the cold wall.

"Cuddle or spoon?", she asked.

"Whatever you want baby."

"Cuddle.", she said and I obeyed, laying on my back and opening my left arm, so she could rest her head on my naked chest. I pulled the blanket to her neck and placed my arm on her shoulder and the right one under my head.

"Goodnight. I love you.", she whispered kissing my chest.

"Love you too baby.", I whispered back, bending my head forwards a bit so I could kiss the top of her head.

Her warm breath was brushing my chest and her hand gently rested on my crotch. My eyes wandered to Jackie. She opened her eyes, feeling watched and we stayed like that, watching eachother, until I fell asleep.

Liam

"Oh…okay then. Be quiet, people are sleeping."

"Yes Miss. Sorry."

I watched Rhya’s short, cute legs as she closed the door and locked it. I pulled the blanket off myself and sat up from the bed, putting my legs on the floor.

"What are you doing here?"

"You kept Riley?", I asked, ignoring her question, because my ego was too big to tell her that I was actually there because I missed her.

She looked at her bed, not moving from the door and nodded.

Riley was the purple bunny with the yellow blouse. Riley came from Rhy+Li. I gave her that bunny on her birthday, but the day I started bullying her, she cried and threw Riley in the trashcan at school.

"Yes."

Her voice snapped me out of my thoughts.

"Why?

"Because…because it meant something to me. It was…I don’t know.", she said going to her bed and sitting on it, leaning against the wall. She took Riley in her hands and rubbed her nose to his. So cute.

"I kept it because it was the last memory that I had with you…the last good memory, actually."

I looked at her, resting my elbows on my knees.

"Where’s Leslie?", I asked, changing the topic.

"Why are you here?"

"I asked first."

"No, I did."

"I came here to talk to Leslie. Where is she?"

"She’s in her boyfriend’s room…why?"

"Why do you care?", I asked.

She shrugged. We remained silent.

"I’ll go then."

"Please."

"Are you begging me to go?"

"Yes.", she whispered. "I really don’t want to talk to you…I hate you."

The last part was a little more silent. I stood up and went to her, towering over her.

"I’m…I’m sorry. But…I really hate you Liam. You are selfish."

I raised my hand to slap her across the face, but the way she hid her face with her hands…I couldn’t.

"Fine. Hate me. I don’t care.", I said, my voice raspy.

I went to the door, before slowly unlocking it. I saw Melrose looking out the window, with her back at me. I got out of the room swiftly and hid around the corner, next to the stairs. I leaned my head against the wall and closed my eyes.

"I hate you…

I squinted my eyes even more shut, not expecting her words to hurt me so much. For four years straight, I didn’t care about her. And suddenly, I actually do? Maybe because nobody paid attention to her before, no one liked her more than a friend.

I’m sorry. But…I really hate you Liam.”

I was about to slam my fist against the wall, when I remembered that I needed to be silent. But Dylan couldn’t have her. He just couldn’t.

I turned around the corner again, Melrose was still turned around. I opened the door, knowing that she didn’t close it. Rhya turned the lamp on again and sat up in her bed.

"Liam? What now?", she spat.

I was so angry right now. I took two swift, big steps towards her and sat down on her bed. She was confused. I scanned her face, then cupped her face with one hand and crashed our lips together. She seemed suprised and pulled back. I went in for another kiss, but she pushed me away.

"Get out Liam. Now."

"No."

"I’ll call Mrs. Melrose."

My jaw clenched.

"Fine. I wouldn’t want to kiss you again anyway.", I lied standing up and walking to the door. "Virgin."

"I’m not a virgin.", she snapped getting up from her bed and coming to me.

"What do you mean, you’re not?"

"I mean I’m not. I’ve slept with someone."

"When? Last time I checked, you were a virgin."

"Last time was three f*****g years ago!", she almost screamed, poking my chest. I wrapped two fingers around her index finger.

"Honestly? I don’t regret the fact that we’re not friends. You’re a bitch."

"Me neither! Get out, now."

I huffed, releasing her finger and turning around. I was about to open the door, but then turned around.

"How old were you?"

"That’s non of your business.", she said getting under the covers.

"Tell me."

She looked at me, then down.

"Fifteen. I was fifteen."

"With who?"

"That’s really private. Please go back to your room."

"Rhya.", I warned. "I’m not leaving until you tell me."

"I slept with one guy!"

"Who?"

"I slept with…oh god.", she sighed closing her eyes, then opening them again.

"Zayn."

My heart stopped.

"Zayn Malik? Zayn Malik took your virginity three years ago? Wow, that’s rich Rhya."

I turned around and opened the door.

"Why do you care?", she asked turning off the light.

"I don’t care. To be honest, I don’t give a bloody f**k about you."

Anymore.

I closed the door and sneaked down the stairs, to find that coach Duff was talking on the phone, leaning against a wall, with his back at me. I opened our door and sneaked in, closing and locking it.

I shuffled out of my sneakers and climbed into bed, pulling the blanket over myself. I pulled my phone and went through my contacts, until I reached her number. Hoping that this was still hers, I texted her.

To: Rhya Darling

Sent at: 11:56pm

I hate u. Just wait and c 2morrow.

I closed my eyes, but the phone vibrated.

From: Rhya Darling

Recieved at: 11:57pm

I hate you more

I locked my iPhone and put it under my pillow, before drifting off to sleep.

To make matters worse, I dreamt about her. But she was Dylan’s girlfriend.

And for some reason, it made me very angry.